Mafra vs Marítimo betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on December 08th, 2024

Mafra and Marítimo will be playing against each other on Sunday, December 08th, 2024, at 15:30h (UTC), in a League 2 Portugal football game in Portugal, check the Mafra vs Marítimo betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Mafra vs Marítimo will occur

The game takes place in the small Estádio Municipal de Mafra stadium, in the city of Mafra, with a capacity for 6000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Mafra vs Marítimo betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League 2 Portugal has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.48 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Mafra last match

In the last match they played, Mafra collected a draw. The opposing team was Penafiel, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-1 - was valid for League 2 Portugal. Coach C. Vaz Pinto's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.10.

Marítimo last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League 2 Portugal, Marítimo, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Benfica II team with a final score of 1-1.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.20.

Mafra vs Marítimo h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Segunda Liga, Marítimo ranked 4th place while Mafra was in 8th place. Marítimo initiated hostilities with a 4-4-2 formation while Mafra played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023/2024 season in a League 2 Portugal themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 0-0 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Mafra

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Mafra team with 11 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.

The team, in the 13th round, enjoys an advantage of 1 point against the Portimonense team which is ranked just below, in position 17 and with 1 point less than Porto II team that is in the 15th place.

Mafra analysis

Mafra after 12 matchdays have scored 11 goals and conceded 18 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

Mafra seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

With an average of 3.33 shots on goal per match, Mafra certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Best goalscorer from Mafra

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Stanley Iheanacho is the player to highlight. Helping Mafra with 3 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Marítimo

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

Marítimo arrives in this game with 16 points, and in 8th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won 4 games in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 4 draws.

This means that, in the 13th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point against the Feirense team that is just behind in 9th place.

Marítimo analysis

After 12 rounds, Marítimo has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 19 goals so far and scored 17 times.

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Marítimo team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 55.25%.

Marítimo is a more offensive team than Mafra, having 1136 attacks vs. 1068 from Mafra, having scored 17 times, in comparison, Mafra converted into goal 11 times.

Best goalscorer from Marítimo

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Martim Miguel Carneiro Tavares has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Marítimo with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Mafra is Stanley Iheanacho, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Marítimo is Martim Miguel Carneiro Tavares, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Mafra 0.83 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Marítimo 1.43 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.6.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 1.51 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.42 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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